''Calamanthus'' is a genus of

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in the family

Acanthizidae Acanthizidae—sometimes called Australian warblers—are a family of passerine birds which includes gerygones, thornbills '' Acanthiza'', and scrubwrens '' Sericornis''. The family Acanthizidae consists of small to medium passerine birds, with ...

. A poorly researched genus, the

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has been recognised as a single species treatment (Schodde, 1975) and later two species or provisionally three separate species. '' Birds of the World: Recommended English Names'' lists the following three species:

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